Gear Testing & Range Data
Point Blank Archery is run by a USA Archery Level 3 coach who tunes and measures bows at Archery Sarasota — a studio with a range and Labradar Doppler radar. When Coach Rob measures a piece of gear, the data gets published — speeds, weights, grouping, and what actually wears out. This page explains the measurement method. Individual reports will appear here as each one is completed; none are published yet, and Point Blank never posts a number it did not measure.
Why measured gear data matters
Most archery advice online is a rewrite of a manufacturer’s spec sheet. Because the coach behind Point Blank has a range and a Labradar, Point Blank can do something different: measure gear and show the data. Original, measured results help you decide what to buy, because the numbers come from real measurement rather than a catalog rewrite.
Testing method
A measurement is only worth publishing if you can trust it. So every test report will carry the same protocol:
- A documented protocol
- Every report states the equipment used (for example the chronograph or grain scale), the distance, the conditions, the date, and which USA Archery–credentialed coach ran the test.
- Real sample sizes
- Each report states how many shots or samples a result is based on, and no result is generalized from a single arrow or a single session.
- The actual numbers, in a table
- Results are published as a plain, readable data table — the real measurements, not just a conclusion — so you can check the work yourself.
- Honest limits
- Each report says what the test does and does not prove. Where a result is preliminary or narrow, the limits are stated plainly.
- No fabrication, ever
- If Point Blank did not measure it, Point Blank does not claim it. A made-up number is worse than no number, so a report is published only after the test is actually done.
Test reports
No test reports have been published yet. When the first test cycle is complete, the reports — with their full method and the real numbers in a table — will be listed here.